Guyana: A Tiny Rainforest Country Growing Into a Petrostate
March 29th, 2025
Via CNN, a report on Guyana, a tiny rainforest country is growing into a petrostate: Guyana’s destiny changed in 2015. US fossil fuel giant Exxon discovered nearly 11 billion barrels of oil in the [...]
Building Critical Minerals Cooperation Between the United States and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
March 29th, 2025 Via CSIS, a new report on potential critical minerals cooperation between the U.S. and DRC: The Issue The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the world’s most resource-rich countries, [...]
March 29th, 2025 Via CSIS, a new report on potential critical minerals cooperation between the U.S. and DRC: The Issue The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the world’s most resource-rich countries, [...]
In War-Torn Sudan, a Gold Mining Boom Takes a Human Toll
March 28th, 2025 Via Yale e360, a look at how – as civil war rages in Sudan – a surge in gold production is helping finance and arm the warring factions: Amid Sudan’s brutal civil war, where famine [...]
March 28th, 2025 Via Yale e360, a look at how – as civil war rages in Sudan – a surge in gold production is helping finance and arm the warring factions: Amid Sudan’s brutal civil war, where famine [...]
Somalia Offers U.S. ‘Control’ Over Strategic Ports
March 28th, 2025 Via Semafor, a report on Somalia’s outreach to the U.S. over port access: Somalia’s government has offered the US “exclusive operational control” over strategic ports on the Gulf of Aden [...]
March 28th, 2025 Via Semafor, a report on Somalia’s outreach to the U.S. over port access: Somalia’s government has offered the US “exclusive operational control” over strategic ports on the Gulf of Aden [...]
Myanmar Rebels Disrupt China Rare Earth Trade, Sparking Regional Scramble
March 28th, 2025 Via Reuters, a report on Myanmar’s rare earths industry: Ethnic army controls area accounting for nearly half of global heavy rare earths production Rebels seek leverage against Beijing, which [...]
March 28th, 2025 Via Reuters, a report on Myanmar’s rare earths industry: Ethnic army controls area accounting for nearly half of global heavy rare earths production Rebels seek leverage against Beijing, which [...]
TikTok, CPEC and the Digital Battlefield
March 26th, 2025 Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which stands as a $65 billion flagship initiative that promises economic transformation and regional connectivity: The [...]
March 26th, 2025 Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which stands as a $65 billion flagship initiative that promises economic transformation and regional connectivity: The [...]